Health And Fitness - The Truth About Fat
The amount of fat you eat and how it relates to your health and fitness is very important. To be healthy it is generally thought that you need to avoid fats of all kind but there are some types of fats that are very beneficial to your body and can help your health.
Certain fats should be avoided at all costs but there are some types of fats that are very important and your body needs to function properly. To be truly healthy and fit you need to make sure you are getting good fats.
Most people and scientists agree that saturated fats are not healthy. These fats are very rigid as they have the maximum number of hydrogen atoms possible on their fatty acid chain. The best types of fats for your body are unsaturated fats which can help your good cholesterol and prevent heart disease.
These saturated fats are typically found in whole milk, butter, fatty meats and cheese. Scientists have found that saturated fats will raise the amount of LDL or 'bad' cholesterol in your body and this increases your chance of developing heart disease.
However there are some saturated fats that are worse than others. Interestingly enough a saturated fat in beef and dark chocolate, stearic acid does not affect your LDL cholesterol at all. So stearic acid doesn't help your body but it doesn't hurt it either. Another saturated fat, lauric acid, while raise your LDL cholesterol but it also increases your HDL or good cholesterol. It can be concluded though that too much saturated fat is a problem so eat your chocolate and beef in moderation.
However this can be a bit complicated and to keep things simple you should try to avoid saturated fats. Most saturated fats are solid at room temperature, such as butter and lard, while unsaturated fats are liquids at room temperature, such as olive oil. Try to include good fats in your diet such as fats found in avocados, vegetable oils, fish, olives and nuts. - 17268
Certain fats should be avoided at all costs but there are some types of fats that are very important and your body needs to function properly. To be truly healthy and fit you need to make sure you are getting good fats.
Most people and scientists agree that saturated fats are not healthy. These fats are very rigid as they have the maximum number of hydrogen atoms possible on their fatty acid chain. The best types of fats for your body are unsaturated fats which can help your good cholesterol and prevent heart disease.
These saturated fats are typically found in whole milk, butter, fatty meats and cheese. Scientists have found that saturated fats will raise the amount of LDL or 'bad' cholesterol in your body and this increases your chance of developing heart disease.
However there are some saturated fats that are worse than others. Interestingly enough a saturated fat in beef and dark chocolate, stearic acid does not affect your LDL cholesterol at all. So stearic acid doesn't help your body but it doesn't hurt it either. Another saturated fat, lauric acid, while raise your LDL cholesterol but it also increases your HDL or good cholesterol. It can be concluded though that too much saturated fat is a problem so eat your chocolate and beef in moderation.
However this can be a bit complicated and to keep things simple you should try to avoid saturated fats. Most saturated fats are solid at room temperature, such as butter and lard, while unsaturated fats are liquids at room temperature, such as olive oil. Try to include good fats in your diet such as fats found in avocados, vegetable oils, fish, olives and nuts. - 17268
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